Brands are an integral part of our everyday lives. They are the names and logos that we associate with the products and services we use. Some of the most well-known brands in the world have become household names, synonymous with the products and services they provide. There is a wide range of brands trivia questions that can be asked, whether you're a consumer or someone who is curious about the world of branding.
Here are some examples of brands trivia questions you might come across: What is the oldest brand in the world? Who owns Coca-Cola? What brand has the slogan "Just Do It"? What is the most valuable brand in the world? These questions cover a wide range of brand's history, ownership, marketing and their impact on the market.
In addition to the history and ownership of brands, there are also many fun and interesting facts to learn about them. For example, did you know that the oldest brand in the world is "Barclay & Company" established in 1728? Or that the most valuable brand in the world is currently "Amazon"? These trivia questions will not only test your knowledge, but also give you a glimpse into the many fascinating aspects of brands, the history of their establishment, how they evolved over time and how they impact our daily lives.
40 Brand Trivia Questions Ranked From Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)
- Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is also a venture capitalist who was an early investor in what company whose plant-based products compete directly with brands like Impossible Burger?
Answer: Beyond Meat
- Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are responsible for launching what website in 2001? The site brands itself on its homepage as "The Free Encyclopedia."
Answer: Wikipedia
- New Holland, Case IH, and Kubota are among that brands that make what large-wheeled motor vehicles, often used on farms to haul equipment and trailers?
Answer: Tractors
- Among Walmart's many store brands is one with what six-letter name that means "to regard as the same?"
Answer: Equate
- Rice-A-Roni, Cap'n Crunch, and Life Cereals are all food brands that PepsiCo acquired as part of their 2001 purchase of what company?
Answer: Quaker Oats Company
- What is the largest company headquartered in Pittsburgh, as the parent company of brands such as Kool-Aid, Oscar Meyer, and Maxwell House among others.
Answer: Kraft Heinz
- The United States Playing Card Company owns one of the most famous brands in playing cards, a brand name chosen to reflect the popularity of a late 19th century mode of transportation. The namesake brand is displayed on the Ace of Spades in each deck. What is this brand?
Answer: Bicycle
- Translated into English as “Ram-Don”, the Korean dish Jjapaguri is made by combining the Chapagetti and Neoguri brands of what food product?
Answer: Instant Noodles
- Tiger Beer is a popular brand of beer owned and distributed by Heineken but founded in what Asian city-state? The brand is considered one of the ten most valuable brands in its homeland.
Answer: Singapore
- Several brands have logos so iconic that they can be recognized internationally. What symbol on the Heineken logo earned the company this status?
Answer: Star
- Despite its name, Victoria Bitter is actually a lager. It's also one of the oldest and best-selling beer brands from what country, where it's been brewed since 1854?
Answer: Australia
- As well as being home to chocolate brands such as Côte d'Or, Godiva, and Leonidas, in which European country would you find the chocolate museum known as Choco-Story?
Answer: Belgium
- What conglomerate, headquartered in London, creates popular food brands like PureLeaf, Klondike, and Ben & Jerry's?
Answer: Unilever
- The largest of the brands owned by Inditex, what fast-fashion retail chain got its start in Galicia, Spain in 1975 as a store named Zorba?
Answer: Zara
- What is the common name of the object that is formerly known as a besom, has a common association with Halloween, and is produced and sold by brands such as Treelen, Libman, and SWOPT?
Answer: Broom
- Applegate, Columbus Craft Meats, Dinty Moore, Jennie-O and Skippy are all brands owned and managed by what food processing company founded in Austin, Minnesota in 1891?
Answer: Hormel
- What famous women's apparel, lingerie and beauty brand is operated by the L Brands parent company based out of Columbus, Ohio? In addition to its main line, the company operates the popular Pink brand aimed at a younger audience.
Answer: Victoria's Secret
- Signature Brands owns what egg dye kit company with a name from the Dutch for "Easter?"
Answer: Paas
- What food conglomerate owns diverse brands such as Buitoni Italian foods, DiGiornio frozen pizza, and Carnation evaporated milk? They are probably known by name mostly for their sweets, including Toll House cookies and various chocolate candies.
Answer: Nestle
- In 2021, Walmart and the Black Beauty Brand hosted a Clubhouse event about different beauty brands for African-Americans. The event featured what actress, co-star of “Hidden Figures” and “Empire”, as well as the main character in 2019’s “What Men Want?”
Answer: Taraji P. Henson
- Blue and Gold became sub-brands of Camel and Marlboro after the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act prevented manufacturers from using what deceptive L-word?
Answer: Lights
- Also the owner of brands such as Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farms, what company produces approximately 20% of America's beef, pork, and chicken, according to the company's website?
Answer: Tyson
- Orlando-based Darden Concepts is a restaurant group whose popular brands include LongHorn Steakhouse and what Italian chain where "we're all family here?"
Answer: Olive Garden
- Which grocery chain founded by two German brothers in 1946 is known for selling typical supermarket fare at low prices, plus its own custom brands like Grandessa, Millville, Happy Farms, and Simply Nature?
Answer: Aldi
- Which American department store based in Wisconsin carries many “big name” and celebrity brands (like Vera Wang and Jennifer Lopez) as well as its own line of clothing and furnishings (including Croft & Barrow and Sonoma Goods for Life)?
Answer: Kohl's
- In 2008, which over 100-year-old American automaker sold its former UK brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Motors?
Answer: Ford
- Hydrox, a product of Leaf Brands and Sunshine Biscuits, is considered to be the precursor of what best-selling flagship brand of Nabsico that according to a 1980 advertising slogan “is for the kid in all of us?”
Answer: Oreo
- One of the biggest rideshare service brands in the world, Uber’s headquarters are found in which US city? This is also the city where the first rides were given by this brands as well.
Answer: San Francisco
- In January 2018 Bernard Arnault passed Mark Zuckerberg as the fifth richest person in the world. Which luxury fashion brand/retail giant does Bernard Arnault control? (we are looking for the name of the parent company, not just any one of the 70+ brands it owns).
Answer: LVMH
- Founded in Minnesota in 1891, what food processing company was known throughout the 20th century as the manufacturer of Spam? Today, the company owns and distributes brands such as Jennie-O and Skippy.
Answer: Hormel
- What U.S. retailer was founded in 1986 in the Phoenix area and owns private brands "Grreat Choice," "Authority," and "Simply Nourish"? In 2005, they had a very subtle re-brand in which they decided to capitalize the letter S instead of the letter M in the middle of the company's name.
Answer: PetSmart
- What is the unique common bond between these brands sold at Walmart stores? George, Terra & Sky, Time and Tru, Wonder Nation.
Answer: Private label brands owned by Walmart
- Capital Brands is the current owner of which appliance — famous for its "as seen on TV" stripe on its packaging and its 30-minute, early morning infomercials — that helps make drinks with its uniquely shaped cup? The product was first launched in 2003.
Answer: Magic Bullet
- Starr Hill, Three Notch'd, James River, and Devil's Backbone are all breweries and beer brands with home bases in what eastern U.S. state?
Answer: Virginia
- Headquartered in Chicago, what "H" hospitality corporation owns brands including Miraval resorts as well as the Andaz and Caption hotel lines?
Answer: Hyatt
- Given that they are all brands owned by the same company, the supply chains for Hellmann's, Dove, Axe, and Lipton are all managed by what Anglo-Dutch multinational manufacturer?
Answer: Unilever
- Nitto and Silverstone are both truck tire brands owned by what Japanese manufacturer who has a name only one letter removed from an Asian capital? Note: we are looking for the company's name, not the capital's name.
Answer: Toyo Tire Company
- Which Australia-based startup gives social media influencers a "one-stop shop" for sharing all their content and online profiles with followers, or even directing them to causes they support or brands they work with? (Hint: The name sounds like a tall plant in a “digital forest” that’s covered with hypertext).
Answer: Linktree
- With a valuation north of $1 billion and more than $700 million raised in venture capital, what is the four-letter company that offers business credit cards to technology companies and brands itself as "the financial OS for the next generation of business"?
Answer: Brex
- What hyphenated corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas owns the popular personal-care brands of Huggies diapers, Cottonelle toilet paper, and Kotex feminine products, among others?
Answer: Kimberly-Clark
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Eli Robinson is the Chief Trivia Officer at Water Cooler Trivia. He was once in a Bruce Springsteen cover band called F Street Band.
